Celtic Fairy Tales, Ian the Soldier's Son, part 8: Ian frees the knight's daughter, kills the giant, and is left behind on the island

Tests: 3 of 13 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 10 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1142 of the books course of Mova's primary school, as Mova's small model took its tests: it had read this lesson and the ones before it and learned from their exercises. Each test shows the options in the order the student saw them, its choice, the right answer, the score of every option and why it chose.

Every question of this lesson and each of its options parsed by Mova, with trees and pragmatics: the lesson's questions in the corpora.

Test 1 · ★ · wrong ✗

Oi, mate, the giant's gonna marry her tomorrow, innit?

1. Yeah, it's the giant alright, pal, but not Ian, mate, innit — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Nah mate, it's the knight's daughter, not Ian, innit — no support
3. Yeah, the giant — no support
4. Yeah, the giant, pal, not Ian — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, so who actually got the giant's head off?

1. The raven, with his beak — score 0
2. Ian, with the raven's knife, after the giant fell down — ← Mova's choice · score 1
3. The giant's brother, with the sharp knife from the raven — score 1
4. Ian, with the raven's knife — ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 1, tied with another option at 1 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1141, line 5: «She tells him the second giant can only be beaten by Ian, and he wrestles the giant down, cuts off its head, and gives the raven a large piece of tobacco.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same doer «ian» (-1). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bro, why'd the chain thing even work for Ian?

1. Cos the chain was loose and he was just a bit stronger, innit — no support
2. Cos the iron was rusted through and he just pulled hard, obviously — ← Mova's choice · score -1
3. Cos he's a wee bit lucky — no support
4. He's a proper strong lad, obviously — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1142, line 3: «Ian pulls the iron chain at the gate so hard that he falls, then gets up and tears four links off it, and the giant hears the noise far away.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «pull» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

Lol, the door on the raven's tail, that's proper mental, right?

1. Aye, it was a feather, pure gutted — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Nah, pal, the door was fine — no support
3. Nah, it was a bird, dead mad — no support
4. Aye, it was only a wee feather from the raven's tail, pure gutted, mate — no support

Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Dude, the sisters just dipped and left Ian stuck?

1. Aye, they just ran off, mate — no support
2. Yeah, proper rude — no support
3. Yeah, proper rude, they forgot him — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Yeah, they left him in the cave, innit — ← Mova's choice · score 10

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 10, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 258, line 1: «The sisters leave Rushen Coatie at home to cook dinner from a thimbleful of water and a grain of barley.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «home» (+4); the same action «leave» (+3); the same doer «sisters» (+3). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

So Ian's chilling with the raven, the bird's his bff?

1. Aye, the raven's his best mate, they share the knife and the stable, innit — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Aye, the raven's his wee partner — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Nah, the raven's just a wee bandit that follows Ian about, pal — no support
4. Nah, the raven's his wee boss — no support

Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Are the three blokes in the cave all proper dead?

1. Aye, they're just sleepin, pal — no support
2. Aye, some of them are, but the rest are just stoned under a spell, innit — no support
3. Nah, they're just stoned, like, under a spell — ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. Nah, they're no dead, just turned tae stones by the witch, pal — ← Mova's choice · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 7, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1006, line 12: «birds: the little birds twitter "Tweet, tweet" and seem to know the dead man is now in heaven.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «dead man» (+3); the same property (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2). The right option, 3, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why's the witch wanting water from Big Women?

1. For a bath, innit — no support
2. To cook the stew, mate — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. To sort out the spell on them, innit — ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. To wash the boys, innit — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 4, tied with another option at 4 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 922, line 9: «Why: the soldier wants a change because he is sad, and he says "I cannot bear it any longer", so he wants to go to war.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «soldier» (+3); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Ye reckon the sixteen stable boys are gonnae cause bother?

1. Aye, pal, they're mad — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Nah, they're just lads — no support
3. Nah, they'll be busy wi the stable, mate, nae bother — no support
4. Aye, they'll be wantin the horse, pal — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Mate, the horse can go over sea and land, is it sick or what?

1. Aye, it's pure class, pal — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Nah, it's just a horse, pal — ← Mova's choice · score 0
3. Aye, it's a wee bit strange, mate — no support
4. Nah, it cannae go ower the sea, it's just a horse, pal — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 0, tied with another option at 0 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1073, line 11: «Mongan saves them by sending them "a mile down the stream" so they can come to land.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «priests» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-3). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

So the door's a total gonnae-get-ye, yeah?

1. Aye, it's just a gate, mate — no support
2. Nah, it's just a door, pal — score 4
3. Aye, watch yer heid — no support
4. Aye, it swings, so watch yer foot — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 6, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1142, line 15: «Where: the stable door "swings without ceasing to and fro", and it catches Ian's foot and knocks him out.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «swing» (+3); the same doer «stable door» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · right ✓

Real talk, the raven's always after tobacco, is that a thing?

1. Aye, he keeps askin, pal, proper wee bandit — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Aye, he's askin fer it, mate — no support
3. Aye, he's always wantin it, mate — no support
4. Nah, he's just a wee bird, pal — no support

Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, the raven says "you know what's behind you" meaning what?

1. The raven's behind him, mate — no support
2. Ian doesnae know what's ahead, pal — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Ian doesnae see whit's comin up behind, pal, so watch oot — no support
4. Ian needs tae turn roond — ← Mova's choice · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 778, line 16: «The seven sons go to the spring, all drop their pitchers in the well, and their father wishes them turned into ravens.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «turn» (+1). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which phrase identifies the individual who was instructed to descend first, and what was the reason for this instruction?

1. The eldest sister, who led them down the stair — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. Ian, who went first to see the way — no support
3. Ian, who bade the sisters precede him lest accident occur — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. The youngest sister, who went last — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 1, tied with another option at 1 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 757, line 5: «Hans comes down, hears the reason, and marries Elsie because she is so clever.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the means by which the giant's threat against the sea-dwelling brothers was communicated to the knight's daughter.

1. Through a message the giant sent by his brother from the hunting hill — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. By the giant's own declaration upon returning from the hunting hill — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Through the witch's messenger at the gate — no support
4. By the giant's own loud declaration upon his return from the distant hunting hill at dusk — no support

Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

State the object which the raven employed in dispatching the giant, and the manner of its employment.

1. The sharp knife, used by the giant to cut his own hair — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. The raven's sharp knife, which Ian employed to remove the giant's head from his shoulders entirely — no support
3. The raven's sharp knife, used by Ian to take off the giant's head and the arms as well — score 4
4. The raven's sharp knife, used by Ian to sever the giant's head — ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 4, tied with another option at 4 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1102, line 20: «Old word: a hearth-broom was a brush used to sweep ashes from the fireplace, and a bazaar is a market, which is still a word used today.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «use» (+3); the same thing acted on «word» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Specify the condition which the witch set upon the release of the transformed men, and the place from which the remedy must be obtained.

1. Anointing with milk from the island of Big Women — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Anointing with water fetched from the island of Big Women, which the witch herself must bless — no support
3. Anointing with water fetched from the island of Big Women — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Bathing the stones in water fetched from the far sea island where the Big Women dwell — no support

Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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